With Warner Bros. said to be looking for a “familar face” in his late 20s to replace Ben Affleck in the DC Extended Universe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the perfect man for the job. The 28-year-old actor rose to fame thanks to a comic book movie and many fans are conviced that he has what it takes to play the Caped Crusader.
Fans can now see what Aaron Taylor-Johnson could look like as Batman thanks to fan art by artist Daniel Savage. The piece shows the actor with a Rebirth-inspired take on Affleck’s DCEU suit as he stands in the Batcave with the Batmobile and the Batcomputer in the background. Check out the artwork with Aaron Taylor-Johnson below.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is no stranger to the world of comic books, having played Dave Lizewski in the Kick-Ass movies and Quicksilver in 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. The actor has won a Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Tom Ford thriller Nocturnal Animals.
Matt Reeves is directing Batman’s next cinematic solo outing. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it’s said to revolve around a young Bruce Wayne and Reeves has previously confirmed that it will not be directly based on Frank Miller’s Year One comic. The film is expected to begin production later this year and a search is underway for an actor to replace Ben Affleck.
Matt Reeves’ DC Films project is one of many currently being developed by Warner Brothers. The list also includes a Flash standalone film, Green Lantern Corps, Birds of Prey, Black Adam, The Suicide Squad, Nightwing, Supergirl, Plastic Man and New Gods.
The DC Extended Universe continues with Shazam! on April 5, 2019, followed by Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) on February 7, 2020, and Wonder Woman 1984 on June 5, 2020. A standalone Joker film set outside of the DC Films universe starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime is also set to hit theaters October 4, 2019.
The Batman is currently slated to hit theaters on June 25, 2021. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on that project and the rest of the DC Extended Universe.
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The film will also be set in Central City.